James Rollins, the "father of the University of Missouri," left an influential legacy as a politician and an educator. But he was also a slaveholder. Now, his great-great-grandson, Clay Mering, is starting a conversation about Rollins' role in slavery.

Hundreds in downtown St. Louis honor Martin Luther King, Jr.'s fight for equality at the Old Courthouse, but speakers cite the continued need for progress because of existing disparities in education, jobs and poverty based on race.

A Boone County Sheriff's Department news release describes an incident where two men entered a residence in the 1800 block of Prathersville Road without permission, after being told a man they knew was inside the residence.